Commerce_collect "V n n" construction
Form
NP
Seller
Verb
NP
Buyer
NP
Money
Examples
Seller
They
are
Verb
charging
Buyer
me
Money
[a fortune.]
Meaning
A Seller collects Money from a Buyer in exchange for some goods.
Roles
Seller
The person or institution that collects the Money from the Buyer.
Buyer
The person who give the Money to the Seller in exchange for some goods.
Money
The payment given by the Buyer to the Seller in exchange for the goods.
Frames
Description
This is a specific use of the Cause not to have "V n n" construction in which the theme is some amount of money (the Money) is collected by the Seller from a Buyer in exchange of some goods, as part of a commercial transaction. The main verb in this construction is charge. The construction can also be used with the verb quote, in which case the Seller merely announces to a prospective Buyer how much Money they ask for in exchange of the goods, but the transaction does not actually takes place yet.
Inherits from
Sub-constructions
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Commerce_collect
charge
They are charging me a fortune.
Billing
quote
Motoreasy will quote you an annual premium.